WC Qualification South America Player Possession Stats 2026

Who led the way on chances created, passes, crosses, dribbles and much more.

Updated 10 September 2025, after the last game

WC Qualification South America Player Possession Stats Questions

Which WC Qualification South America player completed the most passes in 2026?

Marquinhos of Brazil completed the most passes in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with 1,199 of 1,253 attempted across 18 appearances, an average of 66.6 a game. Nicolás Otamendi was next on 1,134.

Which WC Qualification South America player put in the most crosses in 2026?

James Rodríguez of Colombia put in the most crosses in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with 96 from 18 appearances, 34 of them accurate. Raphinha was next on 78.

Which WC Qualification South America player completed the most dribbles in 2026?

Luis Díaz of Colombia completed the most dribbles in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with 48 of 104 attempted across 17 appearances, an average of 2.8 a game. Lionel Messi and Maxi Araújo were next on 27.

Which WC Qualification South America player had the best dribble success rate in 2026?

Telasco Segovia of Venezuela had the best dribble success rate in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with 76.9%, completing 10 of 13 dribbles. To count, a player needed 550 minutes and two dribbles per 90. Alexis Sánchez was next on 70.6%.

Which WC Qualification South America player averaged the most passes per game in 2026?

Gabriel Magalhães of Brazil averaged the most passes per game in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with 79.0 a game, from 1,106 passes across 14 appearances. To count, a player needed 550 minutes. Rodrigo De Paul was next on 74.1.

Which WC Qualification South America player had the best cross accuracy in 2026?

Miguel Almirón of Paraguay had the best cross accuracy in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with 35.6%, completing 16 of 45 crosses. To count, a player needed 550 minutes and two crosses per 90. Diego Gómez was next on 35.5%.

WC Qualification South America Assists leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Assists
1	James Rodríguez	Colombia	7
2	Yeferson Soteldo	Venezuela	4
3	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	4
4	Lionel Messi	Argentina	3
5	Neymar	Brazil	3
6	Luis Díaz	Colombia	3
7	Nicolás de la Cruz	Uruguay	3
8	Exequiel Palacios	Argentina	3
9	Darwin Núñez	Uruguay	3
10	Roberto Fernández	Bolivia	3

WC Qualification South America Chances Created leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Chances Created
1	James Rodríguez	Colombia	55
2	Raphinha	Brazil	28
3	Yeferson Soteldo	Venezuela	26
4	Ramiro Vaca	Bolivia	26
5	Lionel Messi	Argentina	25
6	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	24
7	Julián Alvarez	Argentina	24
8	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	22
9	Nicolás de la Cruz	Uruguay	21
10	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	21

WC Qualification South America Big Chances Created leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Big Chances Created
1	James Rodríguez	Colombia	17
2	Raphinha	Brazil	12
3	Lionel Messi	Argentina	10
4	Yeferson Soteldo	Venezuela	10
5	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	7
6	Rodrygo	Brazil	7
7	Angelo Preciado	Ecuador	7
8	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	6
9	Luis Díaz	Colombia	6
10	Nicolás de la Cruz	Uruguay	6

WC Qualification South America Passes Attempted leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Passes Attempted
1	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	1,260
2	Marquinhos	Brazil	1,253
3	Nicolás Otamendi	Argentina	1,235
4	Gabriel Magalhães	Brazil	1,106
5	Willian Pacho	Ecuador	1,085
6	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	1,054
7	Cristian Romero	Argentina	1,022
8	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	861
9	Piero Hincapié	Ecuador	846
10	Paulo Díaz	Chile	808

WC Qualification South America Accurate Passes leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Accurate Passes
1	Marquinhos	Brazil	1,199
2	Nicolás Otamendi	Argentina	1,134
3	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	1,119
4	Gabriel Magalhães	Brazil	1,029
5	Cristian Romero	Argentina	952
6	Willian Pacho	Ecuador	947
7	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	941
8	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	760
9	Piero Hincapié	Ecuador	740
10	Paulo Díaz	Chile	710

WC Qualification South America Long Balls Attempted leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Long Balls Attempted
1	Pedro Gallese	Peru	275
2	R. Romo	Venezuela	245
3	Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández	Chile	207
4	Roberto Fernández	Paraguay	182
5	Hernán Galíndez	Ecuador	174
6	Guillermo Viscarra	Bolivia	161
7	Camilo Vargas	Colombia	159
8	Sergio Rochet	Uruguay	143
9	Emiliano Martínez	Argentina	124
10	Willian Pacho	Ecuador	124

WC Qualification South America Accurate Long Balls leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Accurate Long Balls
1	R. Romo	Venezuela	106
2	Pedro Gallese	Peru	103
3	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	84
4	Paulo Díaz	Chile	69
5	James Rodríguez	Colombia	67
6	Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández	Chile	64
7	Hernán Galíndez	Ecuador	63
8	Federico Valverde	Uruguay	63
9	Moisés Caicedo	Ecuador	61
10	Luis Haquín	Bolivia	60

WC Qualification South America Crosses Attempted leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Crosses Attempted
1	James Rodríguez	Colombia	96
2	Raphinha	Brazil	78
3	Yeferson Soteldo	Venezuela	74
4	Ramiro Vaca	Bolivia	48
5	Pervis Estupiñán	Ecuador	46
6	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	45
7	Alexis Sánchez	Chile	41
8	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	40
9	Jefferson Savarino	Venezuela	39
10	Jhon Arias	Colombia	38

WC Qualification South America Accurate Crosses leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Accurate Crosses
1	James Rodríguez	Colombia	34
2	Raphinha	Brazil	24
3	Yeferson Soteldo	Venezuela	22
4	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	16
5	Pervis Estupiñán	Ecuador	13
6	Jefferson Savarino	Venezuela	13
7	Yoshimar Yotún	Peru	11
8	Ramiro Vaca	Bolivia	11
9	Jhon Arias	Colombia	11
10	Brian Rodríguez	Uruguay	11

WC Qualification South America Dribbles Attempted leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbles Attempted
1	Luis Díaz	Colombia	104
2	Vinicius Junior	Brazil	56
3	Yeferson Soteldo	Venezuela	54
4	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	54
5	Lionel Messi	Argentina	53
6	Ramón Sosa	Paraguay	45
7	Gonzalo Plata	Ecuador	41
8	Darwin Núñez	Uruguay	39
9	Facundo Pellistri	Uruguay	38
10	Julio Enciso	Paraguay	36

WC Qualification South America Successful Dribbles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Successful Dribbles
1	Luis Díaz	Colombia	48
2	Lionel Messi	Argentina	27
3	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	27
4	Yeferson Soteldo	Venezuela	26
5	Ramón Sosa	Paraguay	24
6	Vinicius Junior	Brazil	22
7	Facundo Pellistri	Uruguay	22
8	Miguelito	Bolivia	21
9	Julio Enciso	Paraguay	20
10	Manuel Ugarte	Uruguay	18

WC Qualification South America Fouls Drawn leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Fouls Drawn
1	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	45
2	Lionel Messi	Argentina	34
3	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	34
4	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	31
5	Moisés Caicedo	Ecuador	31
6	Luis Díaz	Colombia	30
7	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	30
8	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	28
9	Kevin Rodríguez	Ecuador	27
10	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentina	25

WC Qualification South America Penalties Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Penalties Won
1	Vinicius Junior	Brazil	2
2	Enner Valencia	Ecuador	1
3	Josef Martínez	Venezuela	1
4	Gustavo Gómez	Paraguay	1
5	Pervis Estupiñán	Ecuador	1
6	Carmelo Algarañaz	Bolivia	1
7	Daniel Muñoz	Colombia	1
8	Jhon Arias	Colombia	1
9	Roberto Fernández	Bolivia	1
10	Angelo Preciado	Ecuador	1

WC Qualification South America Times Dispossessed leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Times Dispossessed
1	Yeferson Soteldo	Venezuela	28
2	Luis Díaz	Colombia	27
3	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	25
4	Julián Alvarez	Argentina	21
5	Miguelito	Bolivia	21
6	Alexis Sánchez	Chile	20
7	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	19
8	Jhon Arias	Colombia	19
9	Salomón Rondón	Venezuela	18
10	Rodrygo	Brazil	18

WC Qualification South America pages

• WC Qualification South America Table
• WC Qualification South America Fixtures
• WC Qualification South America Team Stats
• WC Qualification South America xG Table
• WC Qualification South America Player xG Stats
• WC Qualification South America BTTS Stats
• WC Qualification South America Corner Stats
• WC Qualification South America stats hub

Betting

• Bet Builder Tips
• Bet Builder picks by fixture